Women in Tech - What Are the Things That Engage the Most?

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Women in tech tend to leave the field at each career stage. Forty five per cent of pinterest's work force are women. Pintris is training managers to be more authentic themselves and help employees also feel like they can be their real selves at work. The way people respond to that question is one of biggest indicators of their engagement at the company.

As leaders, we know we’re supposed to be authentic, but for women, that can be tricky. For one thing, it can be hard to even know what our “true selves” want with all the demands competing for our attention. For another, there are different expectations about how women should look, and behave. In this episode, we talk with an expert on authenticity, as well as a woman trying everyday to bring her best self to work and help others do the same. Guests: Tina Opie and Candice Morgan. Our theme music is Matt Hill’s “City in Motion,” provided by Audio Network. For links to the articles mentioned in this episode, as well as other information about the show, visit hbr.org/podcasts/women-at-work.